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(88) Date of publication A3: 16.08.2007 (43) Date of publication: 26.12.2007 Bulletin 2007/52 (21) Application number: 06740761.9 (22) Date of filing: 07.04.2006

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A01N 33/02(2006.01) A61K 31/135(2006.01) A01N 43/42(2006.01) A61K 31/44(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2006/013152 (87) International publication number: WO 2006/110580 (19.10.2006 Gazette 2006/42)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR Designated Extension States: AL BA HR MK YU (30) Priority: 07.04.2005 US 669033 P 21.10.2005 US 728979 P 21.10.2005 US 729013 P (71) Applicant: Hythiam, Inc. Los Angeles, CA 90025 (US)	(72) Inventors: SABNANI, Sanjay Northridge, CA 91326 (US) WESSON, Donald Oakland, CA 94619 (US) (74) Representative: Dey, Michael et al Weickmann & Weickmann Postfach 860 820 81635 München 81635 München (DE)